Media Player

Media Player

The media player application allows you to play digital audio and video files that are stored on the network drive directly in the web interface. Simply double-click the files in the file explorer and the media player opens automatically to start playback.

The media player (flash player) supports following file formats natively: *.mp3, *.flv and *.swf. For other file formats, media playback is handled by the available plug-ins of the web browser (e.g. Quicktime for *.mov videos).

Button	Function	Description
	Refresh	Refresh the content window.
	Show Player	Show or hide the player screen. You can also double-click on a media file to open the player screen.
	Previous	Go to previous file in the list. This button is not available if you have only selected a single file for playback.
	Play	Play the selected file or if no files are selected in the track list, start playback at the beginning of the current playlist.
	Next	Go to the next file in the list. This button is not available if you have only selected a single file for playback.
	Add List	Add a new playlist.
	Rename List	Rename the selected playlist.
	Delete List	Delete the selected playlist.
	Add Items	Add new items to selected playlist.
	Copy	Copy the selected file(s) to the clipboard.
	Cut	Move the selected files(s).
	Paste	Paste the file(s) from the clipboard or move the files to the selected playlist.
	Delete	Delete the selected files(s).

Playlists

In the panel on the left side, you can access your custom playlists. The playlist Recent is created by default and shows all the files that were recently played in the media player.

Add Playlist

To create a new playlist, click Add List
Enter a name for the new playlist and click OK.
The new playlist is now available under PLAYLISTS.

Rename Playlist

To rename a playlist, select the list that you would like to rename and then click Rename List
Change the name and click OK to save it.

Delete Playlist

To delete a playlist, select the list that you would like to delete and then click Delete List
Click OK to confirm it.

Adding new files to a playlist

Select the playlist where you would like to add the new files.
Click Add Items
Locate the folder where your media files are stored.
Control (Ctrl) or shift (Shift) click to select the files that you would like to add to the playlist and then click Open.
The files are now added to your custom playlist.

Track List

In the main window you can view and manage the files in your playlists. Use the buttons in the toolbar or the context menu to edit the files. Double-click on any item to start playback or make sure no files are selected and then click Play to start playing the whole playlist.

Field	Description
Name	Shows the name of the file.
Location	Shows the path where the file is stored on the network drive.
Duration	Shows the playback time of the file.
Artist	Shows the name of the artist.
Album	Shows the name of the album which the file belongs to.
Comments	Shows additional comments about the files.

Selecting items

To select multiple items, you can:

Control (Ctrl) click: Press and hold the control key to select multiple files in random order.
Shift (Shift) click: Select the first file in a sequence, press and hold the shift key and then click on then the last item to select a range of files in order.
Select All: Right-click to open the context menu and use the select all command to select all files in the current playlist.

Context menu

To edit the files in the playlist, you can also use the context menu by right-clicking on a file in the track list.

Command	Description
Select All	Select all files in the current playlist.
Select None	Deselect all files.
Play	Play the selected file.
Add Items	Add new items to selected playlist.
Copy	Copy the selected file(s) to the clipboard.
Cut	Move the selected files(s).
Paste	Paste the file(s) from the clipboard or move the files to the selected playlist.
Delete	Delete the selected files(s).
Refresh	Refresh the content window.

Trace: • applications_video_transcoding • services_afp • applications_media_player

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Media Player